I AM... SAHSA FIERCE

I AM... GOING TO SEE BEYONCE ON SUNDAY. DANNY'S LOVELY FRIEND SEAN WON TWO SETS OF TICKETS SO HE GAVE ME ONE!

ME AND MY SISTER CAMILLA ARE GONNA HANG AROUND IN LONDON FOR A BIT THEN GO GET CRUNK WITH B.

COULDNT BE MORE EXCITED, SHE BETTER PLAY LOADSA DC!

THESE BURGERS ARE CRAZY

TRIED TO COOK ALEX A DELICIOUS MEAL LAST NIGHT AND SET MY OVEN ON FIRE, WHICH WAS STUPID.

I GRABBED MY LAPTOP AND MOBILE AND RAN INTO THE STREET WHERE I PROCEEDED TO CALL 999 AND FREAK OUT THAT THE OLD MAN DOWNSTAIRS MIGHT BE ASLEEP, AND THEREFORE BURN TO DEATH.

LUCKILY THE FIREMEN (HOTTOS) AND ONE FIRELADY (NOTTO) WERE THERE PRETTY QUICK AND PUT IT OUT IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS FLAT. NOTHING RUINED EXCEPT MY PRIDE.

PIXIES

WERE KIND OF CRAP LIVE.

IT WAS LIKE GETTING TOGETHER WITH A LOAD OF PEOPLE YOU DONT WANT TO BE THAT CLOSE TO (INDIE KIDS, DICKHEADS, OLD PEOPLE) AND BOSHING OUT SOME KAREOKE TO AN OVER PLAYED CD.

THATS MY LIVE REVIEW FOR THE MONTH.

THE DAUGHTERS

Do you like Hell Songs? I love it but my BFF Alexander doesn't and when our opinions differ it scares me.

SLEEP

This band are on the Gummo soundtrack so if you're wondering if listening to music which resembles teenage sabbath fans rockin out in ma's garage is lame, then don't worry, it has the Korine seal of cool. Download a discography (reckon it's full) here if, like me, you were slow on the uptake with this one, they were mega hyped in the 90s then kind of disappeared but they're having a full on re-birth (after-birth? eeew) in my Mum's spare room right now.

ISN'T THIS THE WORST BLOG YOU EVER READ?

I'm going to start trying to blog every day up to Uni now. I need to get back in the habit of writing. Hoping to not fail my degree and shit.

SMALL FRY

2009 is the year of the perm. My sister refuses to perm my hair. My hair refuses to grow to my ass, no matter how much i coax it. Thus, I'm pissed.

Like dolly's/darlene's would be good.

AUDIO VISUAL.

BRUNO

I SAW IT YESTERDAY, AND I HATE TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS, BUT IT AINT SO FUNNY. SAVE YOUR PENNIES, WAIT TILL IT LEAKS ONLINE. 

OH YEAH...

...AND I GOT PIXIES TICKETS! GONE A BIT GIG MAD RECENTLY AFTER A LULLLLLLL...

PS. BLUR WAS AWESOME. YOU'LL SEE ME IN THE DVD HAHA

SATURDAYS=YOUTH

SEEING M83 TOMORROW. COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED.

BIT OF A

BLUR on thursday yippppeeeeeee

uhhuhher

IM GETTING MY HAIR DONE IN 3 HOURS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COLOUR IT'S GONNA BE STILL. I RECKS IM GONNA MAKE A SNAP DECISION AND COME HOME REMORSEFUL AS USUAL.

CLUELESS

I GOT M83 TICKETS FOR THEIR SHOW AT THE CONCORDE AND CANT WAIT. I ALSO FINALLY GOT MY HANDS ON THE COPY OF BLANK DOGS NEW ALBUM, THEN LEFT IT AT JADEY'S, WHICH IS A MAJOR BUMMER.

CURRENTLY LISTENING TO- FUCKED UP, CASCADA, BLANK DOGS, M83, DUM DUM GIRLS, MAYFAIR SET, AND GIANT DRAG.

CURRENTLY READING- GONE WITH THE WIND

THIS BLOG IS HELLA BORING.

EWWWWWWWWWW

APPAZ IN CHINA THEY'VE BEEN MAKING HAIR BANDS OUTTA OLD CONDOMS. THOSE SKANKY FUCKS. HENCE DONT BUY ANY HAIR ELASTICS FROM CHEAPY CORNER SHOPS OR YOUR LOCAL CHINKY MARKET. GROSS-OUT. CHECK OUT A MORE FACTUAL STORY HERE IF YOU WANT.

HERHAIRHUR

I NEED NEW HAIR. ITS VERY LONG AND BROWN AND FRINGEY. SALON ON TUESDAY. ANY IDEAS?

THE SOUNDS

NEW ALBUM JUST LEAKED

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CRAZY ON YOU

I'm really <3ing> 

NEW PEACHES ALBUM

HERE

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HERE

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AND

HERE

DANGER MOUSE AND SPARKLE HORSE

I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SUPERGROUP EXCEPT THAT THEY COMPRISE MEMBERS OF ....

PIXIES

THE SHINS

THE STROKES

FLAMING LIPS

AND THAT THEIR ALBUM JUST LEAKED HERE SO TRY IT OUT. IT'S FUCKING FREE AFTER ALL!

pointless.

these things won't seem to leave my mind. i hope by committing them to a page i might rid myself of their lingering presence. 

1- how much i want to see the new 'hannah montana' movie. its only going to be in cinemas so if i miss it that's it.

2. how much my best friend annoys me. sometimes i get so angry with him i think we must be insane to still hang out so much. strange strange...

3. pasta. i want cheesy pasta. i have this just add water gross space food thing which i'll show later on but im craving it so bad i'm scared i won't make it till lunch.

4. my contextual studies essay. uh oh uh oh uh oh.

5. my work experience. uh oh uh oh uh oh. 

6. my huge essay about gawd nows wot which i have to do like... now? hmm.

7. how much money i've spent on shit recently. i could have got loads of awesome new things but i wanted to try and save it, in the process ive ended up buying loads of tiny shitty things and spending the same amount i would have on a spending spree.

8. WHERE AM I GOING TO LIVE NEXT YEAR ?

10. i hate amanda holden. 

ALEC EMPIRE W/ PATRICK WOLF

WAS FUCKING ACE. MOSHED AND JUMPED AND SWEATED UP THE PLACE WITH A LOAD OF GOTHS AND INDUSTRIAL CAMDEN TYPES. STUCK OUT LIKE A SORE TIE DYE THUMB. ALEC'S SOLO ELECTRO STUFF WAS REALLY GOOD, AND WOLF LOOKED EXCELLENT IN WINGS AND MATCHING HEAD BRACE. REALLY LIKED THE UNDERWORLD AS A VENUE AS WELL. WILL RETURN HOPEFULLY.... 

SAW CORALINE 3D TODAY. VERY GOOD. BUT NOT AWEEEEE INSPIRING. BUT VERY VERY GOOD.

LISTENING- GTOs, DONNAS, SONIC YOUTH, GIRLS, ROYAL TRUX, CAT STEVENS.

LOVING- VINTAGE PRINT OF A 40S SEXPOT I GOT IN RYE

HATING- JONAS BROTHERS, AMANDA OFF BRITAINS GOT TALENT.

NEW SONIC YOUTH

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CLOTHES

I CANT FIND ANY. ANYWHERE. AT ALL. how come when you have cash you never see anything fun to wear? literally i am so disappointed with the british high street at the moment. its a pile of gash. i've got a few jumble sale and charity shop treats but nothing mind blowing (except my 40p leather boots). FAIL.

GUUUUURRRRRRRLZZZZZ

IM REALLY DIGGING THIS BAND 'GIRLS' (FORMERLY CALLED 'CURLS', NO JOKE) AT THE MOMENT. CHECK THEM OUT! 

THEY'RE A PRETTY AVERAGE BAND TO BE HONEST, TWO GUYS WHO AREN'T THAT GREAT AT PLAYING GUITAR, BUT WHO WRITE THESE REALLY CUTE HEARTFELT SONGS. PLUS ONE HAS LONG MESSY HAIR AND LOOKS LIKE A CALIFORNIAN TRAMP IN TIE DYE AND STONE WASH DENIM ETC SO ITS ALL GOOD VISUALLY FOR MY TEENAGE EYES (TEENAGE IN THEORY, NOT PRACTICE).

FOR NOW, LATERS. IM OUTTTTIE.

THE SAXOPHONE SONG by KATE BUSH

You'll find me in a Berlin bar, 

In a corner brooding. 

You know that I go very quiet 

When I'm listening to you. 

There's something very special indeed, 

In all the places where I've seen you shine, boy. 

There's something very real in how I feel, honey. 

It's in me. 

It's in me, 

And you know it's for real. 

Tuning in on your saxophone. 

Doo-bee-doo-bee-doo... 

The candle burning over your shoulder is throwing 

Shadows on your saxophone, a surly lady in tremor. 

The stars that climb from her bowels, 

Those stars make towers on vowels. 

You'll never know that you had all of me. 

You'll never know the poetry you've stirred in me. 

Of all the stars I've seen that shine so brightly, 

I've never known or felt in myself so rightly, 

It's in me. 

It's in me, 

And you know it's for real. 

Tuning in on your saxophone. 

Doo-bee-doo-bee-doo... 

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GIRLS

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PANTERA IS FOR LOVERS

MAY 1ST

CAMDEN UNDERWORLD

ALEC EMPIRE W/ PATRICK WOLF

I'VE GOT MY TICKET ALREADY :)

I’M BROKE, LET’S GO OUT.

 

Why 2009 is the perfect time for music fans to be poor, and underage kids to get into awesome music.

 

Ok so we’re in a recession. Boo hoo. No longer will students be able to open that third overdraft to spend on vinyl that acts as decoration and gig tickets to see some band Vice likes but you, actually, don’t. Let’s try to look past the obvious annoyance that we are the generation who will wonder off campus with little more than a pointless degree in music management/3D design/media production and the government’s firm assurance we’d be better off training to be maths teachers than follow any illusions that three years of powerpoint presentations and art installations would actually get us anywhere.

 

However, there is something shining through this grey sea of financial unease to put a smile on your creative faces. It isn’t free swimming lessons for old people or Michelle Obama near groping our Queen, it’s the ever changing face of music. I am referring to a new generation of musicians who are creating scenes which aim to include fans regardless of their age, their image, or what they’ve got in their wallets…

 

The beauty of music is that it’s something which can be enjoyed regardless of money. Nowadays there are plenty of ways it comes packaged for your entertainment. Downloads, lets be honest, are becoming more hassle than they’re worth. Band freebies are great, online file transfers are also pretty useful, but if you are a student who pays via iTunes, you are the first I’ve ever met. However, this new era of ‘post-recession’ bands are more than happy to give their music away. Find a website like skingraftrecords.com or adaadat.com and there is a veritable feast of awesome free music.

 

Plenty of musicians are keen to get their music heard regardless of profits at the moment. Luckily for us this hippie-fied attitude towards making music is becoming trendy with lots of new artists, and we all know musicians are sickeningly keen to jump on bandwagons. Sign up to as many band pages as you can and you’ll be surprised how many free album sampler mp3s get emailed to you. Also keep your ear to the ground for free gigs on fan pages, last.fm, and MySpace. 

 

Admittedly though, sitting at home trawling the net all night is not gonna cheer you up when you’re broke. Rather than admitting defeat though, a DIY attitude is becoming more popular in both musicians and fans. Cue all the scenes popping up around the country, be it skinny kids playing free hardcore gigs in their living rooms ‘up north’ or dreadlocked  dubsteppers putting on huge underground raves in Bristol and Brighton. They’re free, they’re all inclusive, and they’re not full of rich Londoners who will ironically theme the night ‘cheap’ then wear a £200 dress reminiscent of a black sack.

We are pulling ranks in ways comparable only to that of the ration-fed working classes of 1940s Britain. Okay so I’m exaggerating, but there definitely seems to be a visible youth-fuelled shift happening in the current creative scene. 

 

SOME BANDS WHO WANT TO SHARE THE LOVE…

 

HOME

 

The London folk scene is experiencing huge success at the moment, and acts such as Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn, Mystery Jets, and Noah and the Whale. The folk scene is largely DIY themed and they play lots of nice shows where under 18s can attend and the tickets are cheap. Don’t just let your understanding of the S/E music community end here though. Contrary to what many newspapers would have you believe, this is not the most exciting thing happening in music today.

 

Some other bands doing making relevant music in our homeland at the moment are S.C.U.M. and An Experiment On A Bird In The Airpump. They are both bands who are heavily influenced by art and are trying to create a live experience that transcends your average Friday night indie band effort. S.C.U.M played a series of underage nights, furthering their ethos of all-inclusive shows, whilst A.E.O.A.B.I.T.A.P have played numerous free shows around London. Try to catch both whilst you still can for under a fiver.

 

AND AWAY

 

Heartsrevolution are a US two piece (often joined live by a drummer) who promote an ethos of fan involvement in their music. They drive around between shows in an ice cream van which doubles up as a party bus and base for the production of their large range of merchandise. This kind of merger is becoming more popular with young people who are more interested in a creative lifestyle than a creative career.

 

Similarly, The Smell, a downtown LA art space, holds plenty of free all ages shows to promote local music and art. The incentive is not profit, but to allow expressionism and to inspire kids who might otherwise not have access to great music in a safe space. Admittedly though, about 95% of these ‘factory’ style art spaces, where musicians and artists hang about being creative, are basically warehouses full of wankers. This however, doesn’t mean you should distrust bands like Abe Vigoda, No Age, Mika Miko and HEALTH who perform regularly and are all producing great music right now.  

SONGSTRESS

if you didnt see the bbc1 show all about british women in music check it out on iplayer here it were ace.

it had stuff all about

siouxie sioux

kate bush

sandy shaw

marianne faithful

 

and others, and a must-see really.....

HEARD IT ON THE GRAPEVINE, HEARD IT ON THE BASSLINE

NEW HERO are hosting a gig with S.C.U.M. and AN EXPERIMENT WITH A BIRD IN THE AIRPUMP or whatever that stupidly long name is i cant be bothered to check but yeah looks like all the cool kids gonna be there.

obvs. a daily occurance in london but us simple seaside folk aint used t regular goff post pump no wave nights...... humble are we........

NEW WOLFMOTHER

IF YOU CANT WAIT FOR THE ALBUM THEY'VE GOT A FREE SINGLE ON THEIR WEBSITE AT www.wolfmother.com 

i love freebies. 

CHECK OUT THIS SEXY REMIX

DIPLO REMIXING THE BLACK LIPS 

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

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by the way//////////////// its well sunny today! how nice!

I NEED SOME NEW MUSIC

i can suggest stuff for other people but i feel like im mega sick of all my own stuff. not sure what i want to listen to at the moment and what with listening to music for around 10 hours a day i am predictably reaching a point where i feel ive exhausted the possibilities of stuff i actually like..... until someone tells me about something really fucking awesome im gonna keep dragging out the shangri las, runaways, pumpkins, and nirvana, fail safe. fail safe. x

ADD ME ON LAST.FM

PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEEEE

I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT HAVE ONLY REALLY GOT TO GRIPS WITH IT SINCE CHRISTMAS AND REALLY LOVE IT. CLICK HERE AND ADD ME UP.

OR CLICK HERE

http://www.last.fm/user/maya-rose

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http://www.last.fm/user/maya-rose

DOWNLOAD DUNCE

I MAXED OUT MY MUM'S DOWNLOAD LIMIT AGAIN/ 

no im not some 14 year old wanking away to the internet and filling up my cookies with little japanese girls, i've been staying here whilst 'resting' as im ill-ish. cant download any music cause i found this movie ive been looking for for about 10 years and got it straight away off pirate bay without considering it would fuck up the rest of my stay boo-hoo. hence i've only been listening to old stuff, which is kind of the best stuff. here are some bands you should know, and if you dont, then you know shit about music and should check them all out.

The Vaselines

The Beat Happening

The Shaggs

Royal Trux

The Moldy Peaches

The Raincoats

Melt Banana

I've also really been enjoying that Taylor Swift single about two middle class high school brats who think they're just like Romeo and Juliet, I'm guessing in reality the comparison only goes as far as underage sex and hateful families, but alas, i like it.

I guess that makes me a total fag with shit music taste but i really can't help it. 

night night.x

UNASHAMEDLY COMMERCIAL

ROCK MUSIC HERE FROM ADIAM DYMOTT 

CHECK IT OUT IF YOU LIKE GARBAGE, THE NOISETTES, STUFF LIKE THAT......

MISSING THE BOAT

OK SO everyone is so totally over that young folks track now (just as their new album is coming out, good news or bad news?) that i thought i might be able to slip this cover by Shogu Tokumaru, in a kind of so passe it's cool way. ANYHOW it's cute as a button and you'll definitely be glad you listened to it WHICH IS THE WHOLE POINT REALLY, NON?

click here

YOU GOTTA LOVE THOSE PEACENIKS

CHECK OUT THESE INSANE FUCKING HIPPIES !

NEW MUZAC

CHECK OUT THIS BAND LOVELIKEFIRE HERE. THEY'RE COOL IN A KINDA INDIE-ROCK, WELL PRODUCED WAY. THINK YYYs MEETS THE KILLERS MEETS METRIC.

GOD MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS

Hello Internet-land.

I am poorly in the head, hence no blogging. Right now I am not listening to music, as i actually feel so wretched i can't really handle loud noises. I have, however, been enjoying the following...

-primark's summer dresses. got a couple for my birthday and was mega surprised to love them.

-st ives swiss formula apricot radiance cleanser - absolutely gorgeous.

-cyber candy

-bubbles. the soapy kind in a bottle.

-beirut (ok so i listened to a tiny bit of music) the lon gisland ep and elephant gun have been helping soothe my brain

-plaits. all over my head. all different kinds. this is what boredom does.

I don't know when i'll be better but if i miss the Blank Dogs album release i'll be mega upset with myself. I'm going to sleep now cause the pc is hurting my eyes. at TEN THIRTY at night. that is not normal.

ONE TO WATCH

DEFINITELY keep an eye on The Mayfair Set. They are made up of Dum Dum Girls and Blank Dogs (both of which are solo projects doncha know). They say solo artists are the ones who need total control over their project, a one man band of egotism if you will, but listen to any of The Mayfair Set's tracks and I'm sure you'll agree, this is a meeting of minds in the best possible sense. 

SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS

 

What is more British than a scotch egg?

 

When Shigeru Ishihara’s studies saw him transported from his Tokyo home to the kitsch seaside naughtiness of Brighton, he discovered a world where sick means great, weird is wonderful, and wrong made everything right.

 

Shige started making music in 2003. Producing electronic beats with his Game Boy, he built up a loyal fan base and, with influential breakcore artist Shitmat, spearheaded what we would come to call ‘wrong music’. What started as a bastardized genre combining gabber, breakcore, 8bit, and noise, became a, now legendary, club night and record label. Before long DJ Scotch Egg had become a one-man phenomenon.

 

But just as it seemed Shige and his electronic orchestra of 50 Game Boys had finally become accepted by fans and critics alike, his student visa ran out and he was called to return to Tokyo and leave Brighton, Wrong Music, and his fans behind.

 

Luckily, his diehard online followers created savethescotchegg.co.uk, and set up an online petition against his deportation. They argued Shige’s contribution to his community in Brighton was so positive he should be allowed to stay in the country. The response was so massive he was eventually granted British citizenship, and so the legend of DJ Scotch Egg was cemented.

 

Shige is far from satisfied though, and continues to push himself constantly. He released his fourth album, Drumized, last year, and is now working on his side project Drum Eyes. He has recently toured with

Rhode Island giants Lightning Bolt, which will undoubtedly mean more publicity for the Wrong Music brand stateside.  Shige says, “There is no musical scene like Rhode Island in Britain, people have a simpler vibe in the UK. Some places here are very alternative and people get together just to hang out or make stuff or whatever and that different music scene grows out of that”.

 

On his homeland he says, “Japan has a very good music scene. Osaka would be my favourite place as so many good musicians live there and it’s very friendly.” Shige found Brighton to be his spiritual home though, and it was here he has created and released the bulk of his work. “I always liked British music anyway, so it is greatly inspirational to actually live here now and feel what's happening.” Claiming he is just one of many international artists creating groundbreaking music in the UK, Shige recommends, “Dokkebi Q for kinda dub step” and “Bo Ningen for great psychedelic rock music.” When asked, then, if he thinks people come to Britain to further themselves creatively, he replies, “Definitely. It’s one of the best countries for music, art and fashion.”

 

Shige believes England is so creatively rich because people here are open minded, “A wider variety of people accept more unusual culture here! It is great for example that John Peel (and other cool radio DJs) exist to help underground culture on international radio. In Japan there is no stuff like that.”